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Yata-dera Temple: Location & Nearest Station (3 km from Kyoto Station)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Yata-dera Temple is a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, about 3 km in a straight line from Kyoto Station. It is close enough to fit into a half day from central Kyoto.

Yata-dera Temple
Photo: Okayu2323, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeBuddhist temple
Name in Japanese矢田寺
LocationKyoto, Kyoto Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station – about 0.3 km
From Kyoto Stationabout 3 km (straight line)
From Osaka Stationabout 42 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 103 km (straight line)
Coordinates35.00886, 135.76725
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